Playing with Fire is a 1985 American made-for-television drama film starring Gary Coleman (in his first and only dramatic role), Cicely Tyson, Ron O'Neal, and Yaphet Kotto. It premiered April 14, 1985, on NBC.
Plot As his parents break up and his school grades drop, troubled teenager David Phillips turns to arson.
Cast Gary Coleman as David Phillips Cicely Tyson as Carol Phillips Ron O'Neal as Steve Phillips Yaphet Kotto as Fire Chief Walker Tammy Lauren as Pamela Fredericks Tom Fridley as Mike Harris Salome Jens as Dr. Becker Richard McKenzie as Principal Sweeney Arthur Burghardt as Harry Jacque Lynn Colton as Miss Somerhalter Rance Howard as Fireman Goodwin Ron Jackson as Fireman Wilson Cherie Johnson as Eileen Phillips Wesley Pfenning as Mrs. Williams Brad Savage as Paul Erica Zeitlin as Judy Jimmy Keegan as Jody Jonathan "Fudge" Leonard as Hank Phillips John Louie as Willie Gary Riley as Charlie Kim Sedgwick as Sedgwick
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